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We need Schenns breakaway speed , don't trade him!

We're probably finishing bottom 5-8 regardless, so just play the right way win or lose. GCG!

When he has Footes nose in his face, I think he'll get the message and chill out on some of his antics. You wanna a piece of me!!??

Agree, even though their play is different ,Miller and Kesler have the same angry edge to their game and why neither would make a good captain. Petey is the obvious choice if Bo's gone by deadline although they probably won't name one until next season starts. That said Tocchet should be able to temper Miller better with shorter shifts, less minutes, and some added disipline.

Looks like the depth wingers will do well with his balanced approach. Agree on Myers and OEL as well as long as they play on different pairings.

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Stick to BC politics Baldrey.

Do we get a 2nd if Boudreau gets picked up before seasons end? like Torts?

Could be prorated this year and then 2.75 for each of the next 2 years. I think Green was in the 1.5 range, Boudreau 2m + so this is a little high IMO but not outrageous. It would be great to see all NHL head coach salaries in the league to compare, no idea where to find it though !

Lazar, Aman, Joshua, Podkolzin, Mikheyev, Garland, Miller , Bear, Spillman, Burroughs all come to mind for different reasons as players that could benefit, to be better and harder to play against.

Safe to air their thoughts about the team and be able to focus on their job instead of the noise lately from media and fans. Allvin stressing to make stepping on the ice easier for them once a structure is in place providing all buy in. Also comments by Hughes on Pearson injury, Bear on the casual dressing room take and Myers on the BB firing lead up needs to stop. Time to get back to playing hockey win or lose.

Hence why Horvat saying one of the best things he's done in Van is deleting his twitter account just like Tocchet did now. Whatever it takes to remove as much noise as possible to affectively do their job. Honestly I would like to see the Canucks org to rotate the number of media personalities before and after games fairly.. not to squash negative or truthful reporting but give the players a mental break from 30 minutes of rinse and repeat questions every game day.

I hope Tocchets style with Foote as an asst coach finally can change the country club label this team has had for the past 8 year or so. Both were hard nose players and Tocchet is known as a more rigid coach. BB said "weak mentally" numerous times and maybe he wasn't the right guy to change that in the end. Time will tell.

JR/PA handling Vancouver hockey market so far....

The president/ GM roles are sku'd here. The fact JR admitted over stepping when asked about Hogs and Podz I think is a good step to push Allvin to work in his actual role as GM. Before that, and previous interviews Allvin just seems like a puppet. That has to change and the real Allvin needs to step up and speak his mind, whether that's being an A-hole or whatever in the publics mind, he can't be worried about every word that comes out, Rutherfords going to squash him....

Yes, Garland would one I would think. Also Mykheyev, Lazar, Joshua, Dermott, Burroughs and bringing back Podz and Hogs. If "bite by bite" they can get a system in place where the bottom D pairing can be relied on rather then Myers/ OEL that would be huge... Those guys need to be at 18 min/game to be effective. Same with Hughes averaging 25/ game. Dermott, Stillman, Burroughs would have to make up the minutes. hmmm....

He put his Foote in his mouth before he could stop Toccing and the media said Gonchar!

The good - Dermott trade- The injuries have thrown him off obviously but a good signing at the time and could be in the near future- C+ - Mikheyev, Lazar, Aman, and Joshua signings all have been very good or at least decent- B- - Kuzmenko signing was the highlight and he hasn't disappointed. They will probably sign to a long term deal or get a decent return. Either way A+ - Bear and Pederson Trade - B - Boeser Signing- even though he hasn't lived up to his contract extension this year the bridge deal was the best they could do for a player expected to deliver multilple 30 goal seasons.- C+ Jurys out - Miller Extension - He is a polarizing, but impactful player - The 8M hit is fair considering he history but question the term- C The Bad - - Stillman trade is a bust so far- Don't see him bringing any value to the blueline- D - Playing hardball with Horvat- No one knows the details but they should have had him signed before or very close to Miller signing before the season started - D - Poor management of Boudreau, Rachel Doerrie situaton, Lack of communication to the fans, and poor management of the media. - F The pieces they have added or resigned overall is actually better then expected IMO , but its how they have handle things outside of the players that is concerning. Whether the team was winning or losing, I have always been proud of how the Canuck Brand is looked at overall compared to other teams. Not feeling that now so hopefully they turn that around with a new coach, trading for some key pieces, and getting in front of situations before they escalate. Overall score Player movement / signings- B- Organizational management - D

Myers/ OEL Chemistry

Ian Clark this year....

or straight trade... Myers takes the net over... nothing going in over the shoulders but could be a minor 5 hole problem

And the good old days schedules always looked better being a much better team. As JR says, we're have the talent but the wrong mix. Changing the mix when you have monster contracts to deal with is a huge challenge. We don't know where the locker room is at ,but you have to think so many players are wanting a major trade or change to take place just to have some sort of long term direction again. If they lose a trade involving Brock, Myers or another prime candidate I'm ok with that just to get on "a" track in one direction.

bring back PODZ

Defensively Garland has been better which is probably the message. Brock at -14 in 18 games is just not acceptable. It's a good wake up call for a number of players not bringing their best game

The one player that's hurting this team the most is Myers. Just imagine if we could unload his contract and invest 6m into a top 4 D man. He can't work within a different structure, take too much time making D decisions on the puck, not aggressive considering his size. Just goes on and on. His best work was with OEL last year, and it still wasn't up to a high NHL caliber pairing. OEL is already playing pretty solid with Bear, and Hughes and Schenn compliment each well most nights. If we can't trade him, sit the chaos giraffe and bring back Burroughs as a regular.